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. >> brown: from panama, the story of a tug-of-war in the rain forest between a canadian mining company and the local community. >> is building what would be one of the biggest compromises in the world. right in the middle of the rain forest. home to thousands of animal and plant species. some of them endangered. >> ifill: and we close with a mystery about an electric guitar that just might be the same one bob dylan played at the 1965 newport folk festival. it's rock and roll history. we'd love to see his guitar to either learn if we made a mistake and how we made the mistake or if we have the real thing. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.
. >> brown: from panama, the story of a tug-of-war in the rain forest between a canadian mining company and the local community. >> is building what would be one of the biggest compromises in the world. right in the middle of the rain forest. home to thousands of animal and plant species. some of them endangered. >> ifill: and we close with a mystery about an electric guitar that just might be the same one bob dylan played at the 1965 newport folk festival. it's rock and roll...
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panama dictator manuel noriega was sentenced for drug trafficking and miami on the payroll of the cia and graduate of the school of america as noriega has become notorious for representing one of the most serious foreign policy failures for the united states and as the u.s. war on drugs drags on into its fourth decade it looks like little has actually been achieved and the crack down violence rages on in latin america the demand for drugs still remains and while brutal drug cartels stay in power u.s. prisons are filling up with nonviolent drug offenders. so what will it take for the u.s. to change its failed foreign policy and latin america and rethink the war on drugs to discuss this nico to gama field organizer for the school of americas watch joins us now welcome nico so it's been twenty years since noriega sentencing you know he's become this failure this symbol of failure of u.s. foreign policy he worked with the cia he was educated here in the u.s. in georgia so let's talk more about this at the school of america as and where it stands today well as you said men will know diego
panama dictator manuel noriega was sentenced for drug trafficking and miami on the payroll of the cia and graduate of the school of america as noriega has become notorious for representing one of the most serious foreign policy failures for the united states and as the u.s. war on drugs drags on into its fourth decade it looks like little has actually been achieved and the crack down violence rages on in latin america the demand for drugs still remains and while brutal drug cartels stay in...
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panama dictator manuel noriega was sentenced for drug trafficking in miami on the peril of the cia and graduate of the school of america as noriega has become notorious for representing representing one of the most serious foreign policy failures for the united states and as the us is a war on drugs drags into its fourth decade it looks like a little has actually been achieved and the crackdown violence rages on in latin america that a man for drugs still remains and while brutal drug cartels stay in power u.s. prisons are filling up with nonviolent drug offenders so what will it take for the u.s. to change its failed foreign policy and latin america and rethink the war on drugs to discuss this nico he's the field organizer for the school of americas watch he joined us earlier today take a lesson. the men will know diego was trained at the u.s. army school of the americas which is a military training institution for latin american officials and soldiers it was actually set up in one hundred forty six in panama later was moved in one thousand nine hundred eighty two to four benning geor
panama dictator manuel noriega was sentenced for drug trafficking in miami on the peril of the cia and graduate of the school of america as noriega has become notorious for representing representing one of the most serious foreign policy failures for the united states and as the us is a war on drugs drags into its fourth decade it looks like a little has actually been achieved and the crackdown violence rages on in latin america that a man for drugs still remains and while brutal drug cartels...
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we've also seen that in panama and other places. and it's a cash transfer from governmental and the communities. it's looking at the absolute poorest of the poor, people who may not access services and people who may not even be registered for government services and it's providing incentive to go out and to identify individuals and to identify them in cree aft ways to perhaps go beyond the traditional mechanisms for traditional cash transfer which, if your children go to school you may receive some food subsidies and there's been some discussion with indigenous communities as to how to tweak that basket of goods to make sure it's culturally appropriate so that you're buying more local food products so that you're not changing communities' diets or their values or principles. i think one of the main areas and that's an example of public aid and public aid for the u.s. and latin america has been driven by the good neighbor policy. good neighbor policy combined with citizen security policy and i would argue that right now our u.s., an
we've also seen that in panama and other places. and it's a cash transfer from governmental and the communities. it's looking at the absolute poorest of the poor, people who may not access services and people who may not even be registered for government services and it's providing incentive to go out and to identify individuals and to identify them in cree aft ways to perhaps go beyond the traditional mechanisms for traditional cash transfer which, if your children go to school you may receive...
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called our man in panama manuel noriega was on the cia payroll that he said from one thousand nine hundred six until his ouster by the us invasion in one thousand nine hundred nine and little has changed since then the us army school the americas has consistently graduated the worst human rights violators and eleven at least eleven dictators in latin america and what we as the school americas watch are saying is what is the purpose behind the training of these human rights violators who keep popping up from argentina. general be there was just sentenced for for kidnapping babies you know in colombia every drug traffickers a lot of the major generals were just recently cited as being in the payroll of the north the drug cartel. in mexico we're seeing the same thing as well the u.s. continues to prop up these human rights violators and the continues and as you just had mentioned this school graduates a lot of these people that end up being dictators and human rights violators of what is it about the school of america as that kind of pops out these these graduates that end up committing these
called our man in panama manuel noriega was on the cia payroll that he said from one thousand nine hundred six until his ouster by the us invasion in one thousand nine hundred nine and little has changed since then the us army school the americas has consistently graduated the worst human rights violators and eleven at least eleven dictators in latin america and what we as the school americas watch are saying is what is the purpose behind the training of these human rights violators who keep...
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promoting after that we american free trade association with its traditional allies in our region mexico panama colombia peru and chile so we would serve as a pacific wall against what they consider what the americans consider dangerous brazilian expansion because of the fact that it is not just in the commom make within the bric countries but very much so even to a certain extent a political or a potential political ally of russia and china spitzer. remember there is always more to find at r t dot com sell online right now. saying is law an american pilot provides his rendition of a popular hit the latest act of questionable conduct by u.s. forces in afghanistan. sanctioned and scrapped st petersburg bans a massive gay rally supporting over a thousand activists who were expected to take to the streets discover the details on our website. you're watching our team social media website once to sansar your posts it's aimed at blocking water believes are racist and offensive updates but will compromise the public's freedom of speech the president is in new york to find out the opinions of people th
promoting after that we american free trade association with its traditional allies in our region mexico panama colombia peru and chile so we would serve as a pacific wall against what they consider what the americans consider dangerous brazilian expansion because of the fact that it is not just in the commom make within the bric countries but very much so even to a certain extent a political or a potential political ally of russia and china spitzer. remember there is always more to find at r t...
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promoting after the american free trade association with its traditional allies in our region mexico panama colombia peru and chile so we would serve as a pacific wall against what they consider what the americans consider dangerous brazilian expansion because of the fact that it is not just in commom ally within the bric countries but very much so even to a certain extent a political or a potential political ally of russia and china are supposed to. all right as promised time for the r.t. world out there will start with western mexico with fundamentalist catholics ransacked and burned a school it claims children should be educated by the church and sees schools as the work of the devil one hundred seven building a blaze just last august the common demanded children be allowed to wear religious robes instead of school uniforms. romania lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to impeach president try on the process of prime minister and ruling coalition accuse him of breaching the constitution and overstepping his or thora he fell out of favor with the public after passing several rounds of austerity
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promoting after the american free trade association with its traditional allies in our region mexico panama colombia peru and chile so we would serve as a pacific wall against what they consider what the americans consider dangerous brazilian expansion because of the fact that it is not just in commom within the bric countries but very much so even to a certain extent a political or a potential political ally of russia and china's history. well remember there's always more to find at r t dot com online right now. they can slaughter an american pilot provides his or and dish another particular and heads the latest act of questionable conduct by u.s. forces in afghanistan. sanctioned and spragg saying that is very bands a massive gay rally disappointing over a thousand activists who were expected to take to the streets discover the details on our website. wealthy british soil. that's what i was. going to do when i was. market. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to conjure reports on our. socia
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if panama got control of the panama canal, that wnning of a bloody end for america. this worked great for ronald reagan in political terms. this was one of the main issues he rode to power on in the 1970s. even as people in his own party, even his own friends, saw what he was doing as disgusting and craven and bad for the country. quoting from a book about this chapter of history that i wrote, while william f. buckley and america's beloved tough guy, john wayne, yes that john wayne, campaigned full on for the rat faction of the treaty, reagan said the loss of the panama canal would contribute to encirclement of the united states by hostile naval forces and thereby threaten our ability to survive. even after john wayne sent reagan a private and personal note offering to show him point by goddamn point in the treaty where you are misinforming people and offering fair warning that's it's time for him to shut his pie hole, if you continue to publish these remarks, someone will release the letter saying that you're not as thorough in your reviewing of this or you're damne
if panama got control of the panama canal, that wnning of a bloody end for america. this worked great for ronald reagan in political terms. this was one of the main issues he rode to power on in the 1970s. even as people in his own party, even his own friends, saw what he was doing as disgusting and craven and bad for the country. quoting from a book about this chapter of history that i wrote, while william f. buckley and america's beloved tough guy, john wayne, yes that john wayne, campaigned...
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their idea, roughly speaking, is we need to invade panama and talk the panama canal back because obviously, communists or something. the panama canal and up all night hair on fire fantasies about communists coming up the canal to come get us in the middle of the night, those have been around for a while, in the 1970s and the 1980s. the panama canal was the fast and furious, birth certificate, the president is a secret muslim conspiracy theory of its day. when that panama canal conspiracy theory was lighting up the tin foil hats of the generation ago, it was an ambition politician named ronal reagan who took that issue from the fringe and decide today mainstream it into national mainstream republican politics. he based his presidential campaign in part on this insane idea that the panama canal was basically an american state that we can't let the communists steal this american thing from us. he mainstreamed this paranoid far right fantasy that if we went along with our treaty obligations to let panama run its own canal, then america would seize to exist. we would be destroyed as a nation. i
their idea, roughly speaking, is we need to invade panama and talk the panama canal back because obviously, communists or something. the panama canal and up all night hair on fire fantasies about communists coming up the canal to come get us in the middle of the night, those have been around for a while, in the 1970s and the 1980s. the panama canal was the fast and furious, birth certificate, the president is a secret muslim conspiracy theory of its day. when that panama canal conspiracy theory...
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releases more tax returns most of the foreign investors money came through corporations registered in panama this is romney says two years worth of tax returns is quite enough for public consumption the website of the salt lake games listed me. romney is the founder and president c.e.o. of bain capital. now yesterday i pointed out that this is one of those very rare occasions in fact maybe the only occasion where the mainstream media actually acts like they care about transparency show us the tax returns what are you trying to hide and i also pointed out a number of stories yesterday that involve national security wiki leaks targeted killings and drones things that can be politically polarizing as cable networks always seem to shy away from approaching with any critique if they even touch upon them at all but if we're going to stick on this tax return thing but i just can't understand why they're not picking up on the latest story coming out from mcclatchy see one of the things we've seen a lot of since romney announced that he wouldn't be turning over more of his tax returns is pundits goin
releases more tax returns most of the foreign investors money came through corporations registered in panama this is romney says two years worth of tax returns is quite enough for public consumption the website of the salt lake games listed me. romney is the founder and president c.e.o. of bain capital. now yesterday i pointed out that this is one of those very rare occasions in fact maybe the only occasion where the mainstream media actually acts like they care about transparency show us the...
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>> it's a small city at the end of panama canal and the other end is panama city and the other one is the heart of panama and the heart of latin america and it's a country, you know, that was battling against a dictator, brian, i mean, battling against the likes of, you know, castro and hugo chavez. and what i learned from my trip was, you know, united states is being pressured to accept castro, chavez and other dictators like characters in the summit of americas and here's an opportunity, i think, for the u.s. in terms of its policy to say we are not going to embrace dictators because they have consequence on real people like me and on my life, brian. >> and also the president did say, issued this agreement when he said we should talk to our enemies. he hasn't really. that's what he did talk about. why was it important to see where your dad came from? >> i think for me, it really gave me a chance to see first hand how far my father has come. you know, it was amazing to me when we went to a church where he was baptized and they had their gold cross stolen, the kind of desperateness of
>> it's a small city at the end of panama canal and the other end is panama city and the other one is the heart of panama and the heart of latin america and it's a country, you know, that was battling against a dictator, brian, i mean, battling against the likes of, you know, castro and hugo chavez. and what i learned from my trip was, you know, united states is being pressured to accept castro, chavez and other dictators like characters in the summit of americas and here's an...
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capital came from foreign investors and the money actually came through corporations regist registered in panama which actually gave very preferential tax treatment. you didn't have to pay a whole lot of taxes. and so this story actually highlights the nebulous world of offshore accounts, tax perks for very wealthy folks that have been dogging mitt romney and his campaign now for a couple of weeks. >> there's the headline there of the article that you just mentioned, bain capital started with help of offshore investors. we should note here, of course, the romney campaign responding today, their response, here it is in part, quote, president obama's own jobs council advocating more foreign direct investment in the u.s. to help grow the economy, something president obama himself has been unable to do, as illustrated by the recent downgrades in gdp forecast. how these investors chose to invest is their decision, not bain capital's. do you think, mark murray, do you think any of this adds fuel to the fire over romney's tenure at bai? >> you know, craig, i think the danger for romney campaign is ther
capital came from foreign investors and the money actually came through corporations regist registered in panama which actually gave very preferential tax treatment. you didn't have to pay a whole lot of taxes. and so this story actually highlights the nebulous world of offshore accounts, tax perks for very wealthy folks that have been dogging mitt romney and his campaign now for a couple of weeks. >> there's the headline there of the article that you just mentioned, bain capital started...
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we also see it in panama and other places. it derives cash transfer to lower -- what is exciting is it is looking at the absolute poorest of the ports of the people who don't normally access services, people he may not even be registered for government services is providing a end incentive for the government to go out and identify those individuals and to identify them in creative ways that perhaps go beyond the traditional mechanisms for traditional cash transfer which includes health care are going to go to the doctor on a regular basis and if your children go to school, you may receive some food subsidies and there has been some discussion even particularly with indigenous communities, traditional communities as to how do you treat that basket of goods to make sure it's culturally appropriate so you are buying more local food products so that you are looking at -- you are not changing communities diets or their principles. one of the main areas -- so that is an example of public aid. and public aid for the u.s. and latin am
we also see it in panama and other places. it derives cash transfer to lower -- what is exciting is it is looking at the absolute poorest of the ports of the people who don't normally access services, people he may not even be registered for government services is providing a end incentive for the government to go out and identify those individuals and to identify them in creative ways that perhaps go beyond the traditional mechanisms for traditional cash transfer which includes health care are...
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we drag our frens and allies through the mud, look what happened in latin america with columbia and panama, allies of ours in the free trade agreements. there is no strong foreign policy coming out of the administration. i don't think at the end of the day they want to campaign on foreign policy either, because it's one of weakness. it is why we have so much instability around the world because people don't know where the united states stands. we need to stand up for those who are fighting for their freedom. we need to do what is right by the people of the united states and around the world. >> shannon: you are running for senate. you have a primary august 14 and then hope to go head to head -- moving beyond that. the senate very much in play to a lot of folks. but do you think it's realistic for the g.o.p. to pick up a significant number of seats this is fall? >> i do, for a number of reasons. one, the economy is in such bad shape. it has to do with the policies that have come out from president obama and lock-step liberals that think that government is the answer to all of our problems.
we drag our frens and allies through the mud, look what happened in latin america with columbia and panama, allies of ours in the free trade agreements. there is no strong foreign policy coming out of the administration. i don't think at the end of the day they want to campaign on foreign policy either, because it's one of weakness. it is why we have so much instability around the world because people don't know where the united states stands. we need to stand up for those who are fighting for...
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. >> reporter: the group announced the intentions to the international whaling commission in panama saying that the stocks of mink whales have replenish and the korean fishing industry are suffering as the whale stocks increases. but the environmental groups believe it is disguised whaling. >> there is no evidence that the creatures in the water have recovered. also, whales do not cause the decline of fish stocks. it is actually human being who is doing overfishing with the mismanagement of the fishery. >> reporter: more than nine mink whales were accidentally killed by fishermen in 2010 according the a joint coast guard and whaling commission report. with over a dozen more believed to have been illegally hunted. all of these ended up being sold and eaten. whale meat remains popular here in south korea and particularly in the old southern port city where the meat of the whales accidentally caught are sold. scientists insist that in the country there is a long tradition of hunting whales for food. >> translator: i do not have anything against eating the whale meat, this cust my says, and it
. >> reporter: the group announced the intentions to the international whaling commission in panama saying that the stocks of mink whales have replenish and the korean fishing industry are suffering as the whale stocks increases. but the environmental groups believe it is disguised whaling. >> there is no evidence that the creatures in the water have recovered. also, whales do not cause the decline of fish stocks. it is actually human being who is doing overfishing with the...
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most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and other public records -- bain capital was emeshed in the largely opaque world of international high finance from its inception. romney faces increasing criticism for his own involvement in exotic offshore investment funds. that is front page of the chicago tribune this morning. and the lead story in the miami herald is -- in congress, few released their congress. nancy pelosi was an phatic. mitt romney the's to release more than two years of his tax return, it makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president's cabinet, let alone hold the high office himself. harry reid went further. his refusal to make public tax record makes him unfit to be a dogcatcher. they do not think that standard of transparency should apply to them. the democratic leaders of the senate and house are among hundreds of senators and representatives from both parties who refused to rele
most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and other public records -- bain capital was emeshed in the largely opaque world of international high finance from its inception. romney faces increasing criticism for his own involvement in exotic offshore investment funds. that is front page of the chicago tribune this morning....